Blutopia Full Disc Ripping Guide

Blutopia Full Disc Ripping Guide
Ripping

Ripping a full disc, whether a DVD, BD or UHDBD, is the first step for releasing physical content on the web. Physical discs have encryption that must be defeated in order to result in a playable file. The best software1 to decrypt physical discs is AnyDVD HD.

To decrypt the BD with AnyDVD HD (only supported by Windows):

    Right-click the tray icon and select Settings. No settings should be changed from default except for the following:
        Video Blu-ray:
            Settings
                ☒ Enable blu-ray support
                ☒ Remove prohibited user operations
                ☐ Remove annoying adverts and trailers
                ☐ Remove video sequences shorter than
                ☒ Disable BD-Live
                ☒ Simulate connected 3D Display
            Blu-ray disc Region
                ☒ Remove Blu-ray Region Code
                    ☒ Automatic
                    ☐ Always ask for region code of inherited disc
                    ☐ Region A
                    ☐ Region B
                    ☐ Region C
                    ☐ Remove Blu-ray country code
        Video DVD:
            Navigation
                ☐ Remove annoying clips from menus
                ☐ remove annoying intro and outro clips from menus
                ☐ Remove annoying titles shorter than
                ☐ Show Dialog to set Video DVD settings for each individual Drive

    Notes:
        US Funimation discs might need to have the following ticked if it complains after ripping:
        Video Blu-ray > Blu-ray disc Region > Remove Blu-ray Region Code > Remove Blu-ray country code

    Insert the disc.

    Verify that the correct region is selected, otherwise the region lock will not be removed.

    AnyDVD should automatically decrypt (not rip) the disc.

    Right-click the AnyDVD HD tray icon. If you are ripping a 3D Blu-ray, select Rip to Image. Otherwise, select Rip Video Disc to Harddisk.

    Delete the following files:
        On DVDs, delete AnyDVD's VOLUME.dvdid.xml file.
        On BDs, delete AnyDVD's disc.inf file only if it is not a screenpass disc.

Naming Conventions
Single Disc releases

Single disc releases should have their parent disc folder renamed according to the naming template below. This parent folder is the folder containing the VIDEO_TS or the BDMV folder.
Multiple disc releases

Multiple disc releases, if possible, should keep their parent folder as is from the physical disc (e.g. Disc_1). If multiple different discs have the same name, then the parent folder should be renamed accordingly. This parent folder is the folder containing the VIDEO_TS or the BDMV folders. These folders (e.g. Disc_1, Disc_2, Disc_3) should then be contained in another folder named according to the naming template below.
Naming Template

Use only the following characters (no spaces): abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789.-

The disc folder name should be in the following format: Name.Year.S##.Cut.REPACK.Resolution.Region.Source.HDR.VCodec.ACodec.Channels.Metadata-Tag

    Name: The production's internationally-recognized name (usually found on IMDB unless it's incorrect).
    Geographics (AU, UK, AU): Only used to disambiguate between content of the same name year.
    Year: Release year according to IMDB. TV content only includes the year if there are two series of the same name
    S##: Season number if applicable.
    Cut (If omitted, assumed Theatrical, otherwise, e.g.: Directors.Cut, Extended, Special.Edition, Unrated, 3D, Super.Duper.Cut)
    REPACK: Only included when you are fixing an error in one of your previous releases of the same source
    Resolution (480i, 576i, 720p, 1080p, 1080i, 2160p): Video resolution. Omit for DVDs.
    Edition (XXth Anniversary Edition, Remastered, 4K Remaster, Criterion, Limited): Omit from filename and put in description.

    Region (The 3-letter code): The disc's release country. See wiki.

    Source (NTSC.DVD, PAL.DVD, HD.DVD, Blu-ray, UHD.Blu-ray): Video disc source.
    HDR (If omitted, assumed SDR, otherwise, one of: HDR for HDR10, HDR10Plus, DV.HDR, DV.HDR10Plus )
    VCodec (One of: MPEG-2, VC-1, AVC, HEVC): Video codec. Omit for DVDs.
    ACodec (One of: DD, DD-EX, DDP, TrueHD, DTS, DTS-ES, DTS-HD.MA, DTS-HD.HRA, DTS-X, FLAC): Audio codec of the default audio track.
    Channels (One of: 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1): Audio channels of the default audio track.
    Metadata (If omitted, assume none exists, otherwise, one of: Atmos)
    Tag: The "brand" you want to be known by.
    Completely your choice (as long as it has not already been claimed).
    Can be your username if desired.

Note: MakeMKV "full backup" should be avoided for full discs you intend on uploading as it does not remove the region code. However, using MakeMKV for "full backup" to decrypt discs for remuxes is acceptable as neither of those flaws matter. Also, note that AnyDVD is known to be more reliable than MakeMKV on a greater variety of discs.

Note: Do not delete any additional folders created (e.g. the ANYDVD in the root directory). These are required for playback on certain devices. However, the disc.inf and VOLUME.dvdid.xml files should be removed.

    DeUHD is a suitable alternative for UHDBDs only. It supports decryption of newly-released UHDBDs faster than AnyDVD HD or MakeMKV provide.